8384704

Liquid Crystal Display Device

PublishedFebruary 26, 2013
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1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of counter electrode portions which are formed on the substrate corresponding to pixels and function as counter electrodes; a plurality of counter electrode signal lines which are formed on the substrate, are electrically made conductive with the counter electrode portions, extend in a first direction, and are arranged parallel to each other in a second direction which intersects the first direction; and control signal circuits which output control signals for controlling voltages applied to the counter electrode signal lines; wherein the control signal circuits are formed on the substrate at a rate of one control signal circuit for two counter electrode signal lines; wherein a first voltage value is outputted to a first counter electrode signal line in response to a first control signal from the control signal circuit and a second voltage value is outputted to the first counter electrode signal line in response to a second control signal from the control signal circuit; and wherein the second voltage value is outputted to a second counter electrode signal line in response to the first control signal from the control signal circuit and the first voltage value is outputted to the second counter electrode signal line in response to the second control signal from the control signal circuit.

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2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal circuit outputs the control signal in response to a scanning signal inputted from a scanning signal line.

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3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control signal circuit outputs the control signal in response to a clock signal inputted from a clock signal line.

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4. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of counter electrode portions which are formed on the substrate corresponding to pixels and function as counter electrodes; a plurality of counter electrode signal lines which are formed on the substrate, are electrically made conductive with the counter electrode portions, extend in a first direction, and are arranged parallel to each other in a second direction which intersects the first direction; and control signal circuits which output control signals for controlling voltages applied to the counter electrode signal lines; wherein the control signal circuits are formed on the substrate at a rate of one control signal circuit for two counter electrode signal lines; wherein the first counter electrode signal line is connected to a first voltage line via a first transistor and is connected to a second voltage line via a second transistor; wherein the second counter electrode signal line is connected to the first voltage line via a third transistor and is connected to the second voltage line via a fourth transistor; wherein a first control signal line which extends from the control signal circuit is connected to the first transistor and the fourth transistor; and wherein a second control signal line which extends from the control signal circuit is connected to the second transistor and the third transistor.

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5. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the control signal circuit outputs the control signal in response to a scanning signal inputted from a scanning signal line.

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6. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein the control signal circuit outputs the control signal in response to a clock signal inputted from a clock signal line.

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7. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of counter electrode portions which are formed on the substrate corresponding to pixels and function as counter electrodes; a plurality of counter electrode signal lines which are formed on the substrate, are electrically made conductive with the counter electrode portions, extend in a first direction, and are arranged parallel to each other in a second direction which intersects the first direction; control signal circuits which output control signals for controlling voltages applied to the counter electrode signal lines; wherein the control signal circuits are formed on the substrate at a rate of one control signal circuit for two counter electrode signal lines; and a switch which changes over an operation mode between a first mode in which a second voltage value is outputted to a second counter electrode signal line in response to a first control signal from the control signal circuit and a first voltage value is outputted to the second counter electrode signal line in response to the second control signal from the control signal circuit, and a second mode in which the first voltage value is outputted to the second counter electrode signal line in response to the first control signal from the control signal circuit and the second voltage value is outputted to the second counter electrode signal line in response to the second control signal from the control signal circuit.

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8. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the control signal circuit outputs the control signal in response to a scanning signal inputted from a scanning signal line.

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9. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the control signal circuit outputs the control signal in response to a clock signal inputted from a clock signal line.

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Publication Date

February 26, 2013

Inventors

Masahiro Maki
Katsumi Matsumoto
Hideo Sato
Hiroyuki Abe

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